Evaluation of Duluth Complex anorthositic series (AS3) zircon as a U-Pb geochronological standard: New high-precision isotope dilution thermal ionization mass spectrometry results

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 67, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 3665-3672

  Schmitz, Mark D ^a   Bowring, Samuel A ^a   Ireland, Trevor R ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; REFERENCE SAMPLE; STANDARD (REFERENCE); URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 0141958513     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00200-X     Document Type: Article

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